Materials for Tomorrow is an annually recurring conference that addresses the material challenges of the future in different ways. This year's conference will be held at Chalmers University of Technology on 13–14 November with several internationally recognized speakers. The topic of 2025 is Bioinspired Materials.
Bioinspired materials involve areas such as robotics and sensors, antimicrobial materials, understanding complex hierarchical structures in nature, biochemical applications, design principles, and sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions.
The conference will take place at Chalmers Conference Centre, RunAn, in Gothenburg on 13-14 November with several internationally recognized speakers.
In concurrence with the conference Materials for Tomorrow the Area of Advance Materials Science organize a materials science photo competition. The idea is to bring forth the beauty that can be found in materials science. The top three candidates are rewarded grand prizes.
The conference will feature a poster session and a rapid fire poster presentation with chances of winning a generous poster award. Use the poster abstract template on the conference registration page and send your abstract to materials@chalmers.se, not later than 24 October.
You can read more about the photo competition and the poster session on the Practical Information page, linked below.
Programme Day 1 and Day 2
About the programme Materials for Tomorrow brings together researchers, students, and industry professionals to explore the frontiers of bioinspired materials. The programme features inspiring keynote talks, thematic sessions, a panel discussion, rapid-fire poster presentations, and a poster exhibition. You can register for different parts of the conference separately. As always, we highlight a broad range of perspectives and challenges within materials science – from energy storage and health applications to structural materials and nature-inspired design. We also invite postdocs and PhD-students at Chalmers to take part in our photo competition and engage with the poster exhibition that showcases ongoing research.
Speakers and Abstracts
This page presents an overview of all confirmed speakers at Materials for Tomorrow 2025, including talk titles and abstracts. The content is updated continuously.
Practical information
The topic of this year Materials for Tomorrow is Bioinspired Materials – an exciting area of research that draws inspiration from nature to develop new materials with enhanced or unique properties.